Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 4.6 NEAR N COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
Thursday, November 24, 2011 at 14:51:14 UTC

Theoretical P-wave Travel Times

This map shows the predicted (theoretical) travel times, in minutes, of the compressional (P) wave from the earthquake location to points around the globe. The travel times are computed using the spherically-symmetric IASP91 reference earth velocity model. The heavy black lines shown are the approximate distances to the P-wave shadow zone (103 to 140 degrees).

Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times
City Distance
(degrees)
Travel Time
(min:secs)
Arrival Time
UTC
Phase
Agana, Guam 18.41 4:14.414:55:28.4P
Brisbane, Australia 33.88 6:41.814:57:55.8P
Tokyo, Japan 36.26 7:02.414:58:16.4P
Beijing, China 42.27 7:52.514:59:06.5P
Kathmandu, Nepal 52.62 9:13.015:00:27.0P
Wellington, New Zealand 56.32 9:40.015:00:54.0P
Honolulu, Hawaii 71.5311:20.115:02:34.1P
Anchorage, Alaska 84.3012:31.115:03:45.1P
Moscow, Russia 92.5213:10.315:04:24.3P
Nairobi, Kenya 95.2213:22.715:04:36.7P
Seattle, Washington 100.5113:46.415:05:00.4Pdiff
San Francisco, California 102.2913:54.215:05:08.2Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 106.2914:12.015:05:26.0Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 107.3514:16.715:05:30.7Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 111.3714:34.615:05:48.6Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 111.4414:34.815:05:48.8Pdiff
Rome, Italy 111.6714:35.915:05:49.9Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 114.6914:49.315:06:03.3Pdiff
London, England 114.9014:50.215:06:04.2Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 115.2714:51.915:06:05.9Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 119.5815:11.015:06:25.0Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 121.1015:17.815:06:31.8Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 125.4315:37.015:06:51.0Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 125.7915:38.615:06:52.6Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 126.2615:40.715:06:54.7Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 128.6215:51.115:07:05.1Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 130.3015:58.615:07:12.6Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 131.7816:05.215:07:19.2Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 133.0516:10.815:07:24.8Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 133.0516:10.815:07:24.8Pdiff
New York, New York 133.1316:11.115:07:25.1Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 133.1916:11.415:07:25.4Pdiff
Miami, Florida 139.7516:40.515:07:54.5Pdiff
Lima, Peru 148.6819:43.215:10:57.2PKPdf
San Juan, Puerto Rico 154.4219:52.215:11:06.2PKPdf

Travel Time Information and Calculator

Preliminary Earthquake Report
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver